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Coopers Farm Barn Bell Lane Ellisfield Hampshire

25/00449/GPDADWChange of use agricultural bldg to dwellRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 23 May 2025

Council decision: Prior Approval is RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Notification for prior approval of a proposed change of use of agricultural building to 5 no. dwellinghouses (Class C3) and for associated operational development.

Received
26 February 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
40
Ward
Oakley & The Candovers
  1. Received26 Feb
  2. Validated26 Feb
  3. Consult.21 Mar
  4. Target23 Apr
  5. Decided23 May

Decided in 86 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Coopers Farm Barn Bell Lane Ellisfield Hampshire. Basingstoke has handled 246 applications of this type. This one was decided in 86 days, 5 weeks longer than Basingstoke's typical decision time. The site is in the Ellisfield conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 75 applications across Oakley & The Candovers.

78% of amendment applications at Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Change of use agricultural bldg to dwell
Scale / size
Small
Parish
ELLISFIELD CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 February 2025
Consultation expiry
21 March 2025
Consultation end
21 March 2025
Last date for comments
13 June 2025
Target decision date
23 April 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Lasseter Downie
Agent address
The Gallery 24 Swan Street Kingsclere Tadley RG20 5PJ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal reference
25/00031/RPD
Appeal status
Appeal lodged

Appeal history

3367007
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 15 September 2025Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13754377
Documents
56

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Ellisfield
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Itchen SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Basingstoke

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